Property News · January 1, 2017

Chillis: a walk on the mild side


Prefer your chillis sweet and mild? There are plenty of varieties – and now’s the time to start growing themReaper, Viper, Scorpion and Satan are not words you normally find among the comfy and cosy plant variety names in seed catalogues, but the world of chilli growers is often a little different. Amid all this oozing bravado, those with sensitive palates (and stomachs) might be forgiven for thinking the only thing this crop has going for it is pure fire power.Yet chillies actually contain a raft of other deliciously fruity, sweet and aromatic flavour chemicals that offer up so much more than mind-numbing heat. There are loads of varieties out there that contain very little or no pungency at all and are eaten by the plateful, far more like a mild pepper than a spice. If you think you don’t like chillies because of fire factor, I implore you to give these a go, and late winter is a great time to start sowing them. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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